Saturday, 18 April 2026 (1 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1447 AH)
Question: A woman used to perform wuḍūʾ for prayer, then offer as many supererogatory prayers as Allah willed; then urine would come to her, so she would urinate and cleanse herself, but not perform wuḍūʾ again, thinking that the first wuḍūʾ sufficed her. She remained thus for a long time until one of her relatives noticed and alerted her. What is required of her in that?
Answer—and Allah is the One who grants success: What appears to me—and Allah knows best—is that she is not required to make up [those prayers], because ignorance can be an excuse in subsidiary matters; as evidence, His saying, Exalted is He: “And Allah would not mislead a people after He has guided them until He makes clear to them what they should avoid.” [al-Tawbah:11], and His saying, Exalted is He: “So whoever has received an admonition from his Lord and desists—then he may have what is past, and his affair rests with Allah.” [al-Baqarah:275], and the Prophet’s (May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace) saying to the one who prayed alone behind the rows: “May Allah increase you in eagerness, but do not repeat [that].”
Source : Min Thimār al-ʿIlm wa al-Ḥikmah vol.1